1960s Cars – American Motors

1960

The buying public wanted compact economical cars and Rambler fit that description perfectly not much was changed from ’59 except a four door was added

Cost: $2,380.00

A 1960 Rambler Ad which proclaimed: “The Most Imitated Car In America“

1961

1961 AMC Metropolitan 1500

All AMC’s were now called Ramblers except this British built Metropolitan it came with a 55hp Austin engine the public however thought it was too small and it didn’t sell well

1962

1962 AMC Rambler Ambassador

The only way to tell a more expensive Ambassador from the cheaper American and Classic lines were it’s square tail lights and a little side trim Ambassador was your only choice if you wanted a V-8 however

Cost: $2,485.00

1963

1963 AMC Rambler Ambassador

All Ramblers got a complete from the ground up redesign new model designations took on a numerical format Ambassadors came in 800, 880 & 990 and Classics were 550, 660 & 770

Cost: $2,665.00

AMC Rambler Ambassador Interior

1964

1964 AMC Ambassador Classic

This Classic was equipped with AMC’s largest V-8 with bucket seats standard and a unique shifter design this was their answer to the growing sports car fury

Cost: $2,610.00

1965

1965 AMC Ambassador Convertible

Ambassador got a new body style and a reinstated convertible but it still placed third in sales for AMC the smaller and less expensive Classic’s remained the top seller the lineup was billed as “the Sensible Spectaculars”

Cost: $2,418.00 (base)

1966

1966 AMC Marlin

A facelift of the Classic’s body stye and frame created the Marlin, a long overdue addition to the lineup with a fastback and the big V-8, AMC had their first “muscle car”

Cost: $3,050.00

1967

1967 Ambassador DPL

Redesigned again the Ambassador’s were longer, lower and wider with more curves and a nice sports package the sportier Marlin was overshadowed by a new lineup called Rebel

Cost: $2,580.00

1968

1968 AMC Javelin

American Motors finally hit the mark with the Javelin and AMX the AMX was 12 inches shorter than Javelin and was only offered in a 2 seater with a four on the floor shifter (Thank you Steven for correcting this info for me!)

Cost: $3,250.00 (AMX model – not shown)

1969

1969 AMC Javelin

The Javelin could be sported up with options like “big bad colors” paint choices, fiberglass – scooped hoods, faux exhaust side pipes and spoilers (shown) The Rambler name goes into extinction this year

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